Rings New Zealand appoints minister for Tolkien affairs: "The first ''Minister of Lord of the Rings'' -- as the Kiwi press has dubbed him -- is Pete Hodgson, 51, who also serves as minister of energy and of science, research, and technology. ''This film will really put us on the map,'' says Hodgson, who boasts his own wizardly white beard. ''Not many people knew that 'Star Wars' was in Morocco, but everyone will know that Middle Earth is in New Zealand.''

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